Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.4 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Spain instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,213
|
$13.31
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,797
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,677
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫151,406
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫135,480
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,180
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,827
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,070
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,959
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,496
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,425
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,382
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,553
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫172,794
|
$35.45
€32.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
$33,659.33
€30,958.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫143,399
|
$14.39
€13.23
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
$33.81
€31.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
$828.43
€761.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
$665.31
€611.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
$106.67
€98.11
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
$381.14
€350.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
$7,410.38
€6,815.70
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,434
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,351
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫573,610
|
$43.03
€39.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫90,554
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
$73.08
€67.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
$31.46
€28.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
$75.09
€69.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
$91.97
€84.59
|
|
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